Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!ncar!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!cbnews!cbnews!military From: adam@ste.dyn.bae.co.uk (Adam Curtin) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: British ALARM Message-ID: <1991Feb13.215658.3405@cbnews.att.com> Date: 13 Feb 91 21:56:58 GMT References: <1991Feb12.013221.7461@cbnews.att.com> Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: British Aerospace (Dynamics), Stevenage Lines: 28 Approved: military@att.att.com From: Adam Curtin In article <1991Feb12.013221.7461@cbnews.att.com> u9dmlb@ohm.york.ac.uk (Duncan McL BARCLAY) writes: >ALARM is made by Marconi Defense Systems in UK, I work for them but dont >know much about it. ALARM (Air Launched Anti-Radiation Missile) is made by British Aerospace (Dynamics) Ltd. in the UK and incorporates some components by Marconi. I work for them but don't know how much about it is still classified. Look in JANES. In article <1991Feb12.013117.7246@cbnews.att.com>lhb6v@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Laura Hayes Burchard) writes: >Our friend Group Captain Irving mentioned at his Sunday briefing that >it had just gotten its first use. It was used in parachute mode; >unfortunately, no radars were on at the time, so it never went off. >Sometimes the Iraqis just won't cooperate with combat testing... You don't count this as a successful combat test? ALARM was fired, and Iraqi SAMs were disabled. Anti-radiation missiles are good for disuading SAM operators from switching on radars as well as zapping any that are on already. It would be nice not to have to use one ALARM per bombing run, though, but then, how do I get paid? Adam -- /home/research/adam/.signature: No such file or directory